Well just put about 450 miles on it this weekend. Docile, indeed, until you punch it. My friend the Ford process engineer explains it this way: under normal driving conditions, there is no boost and you are not getting 365 HP nor all the torque. Punch it however, and then the twin turbos kick in, and you have a very different animal. And, the twin turbos are so you get the specified boost without lag--the boost comes quickly.
Neat new feature: the blind spot detector. Works exceedingly well. Useless feature: the paddle shifters; didn't take but one use to figure out that. The tranny shifts better then a human ever will for most on-road (as opposed to on-track or competitive) conditions, but I guess it was added for those who must shift. My wife says, w/o the clutch pedal, the "theater" is gone.
28+ MPG at 60; combined mileage for the trip about 26.5. That's a mix of highway (80%) at about 75 MPH, and some 55 MPH 2-lane. At 60 mph its snoozing at about 1700 RPM. The trunk is so big it has its own zip code. SYNC works well as usual--our 3rd car with it. NAV system much improved over the 2009 Ford models. Standard sound system is by Sony. Very good, but "not as good as the THX in my Lincoln" says she who must be obeyed.
Kind of funny that a stock small sedan (Camry, Accord, Fusion, et al) today come with more power than the SHO V1. Don't know if the Lightning F150 will return but we all loved the days of the SVT (special vehicle team) that dreamed up things like the SHO, the Contour SVT, Mustang SVT, Lightning F150 etc. Yes, the SVT was a team of real people in Dearborn, not just a nameplate on the back of a car or truck.
More later as we get used to it. We'll only have it for a year.
